Management
Director of Pentagon's Far-Flung School System Counts His Blessings
Proposal to close down stateside schools never took hold and the system is enjoying a relatively steady budget. Char
Pay & Benefits
What You Need to Know About Taxes
A primer on how your tax situation will be different in retirement.
Defense
Democrats' Shifting Line on Pentagon Spending
The minority party has vowed to block appropriations bills for their use of a "slush fund." But they'll let the authorization bill go through.
Management
Obama Administration Secretly Expanded Scope of NSA Spying to Catch Hackers
The revelation comes days after a law was passed that would curtail some NSA spying programs—but not warrantless wiretapping.
Oversight
Senators: Pentagon Shouldn't Pay NFL for Shows of Patriotism
Payments to teams for honoring veterans should end, lawmakers say.
Management
LGBT Pride Month: Celebrating Every Member of the Federal Family
The diversity of thought, opinion and experience drives creativity and ingenuity.
Pay & Benefits
Look For Public Housing Executives’ 2014 Salary Data Soon
HUD will begin collecting information in August and will publish it online in the fall.
Management
This Simple Attitude Adjustment Can Earn You $3,000 More a Year
Cynics don't do themselves any financial favors.
Oversight
Embattled Commerce Inspector General Abruptly Retires
A lawmaker and transparency group had called for his firing.
Management
EPA is About to Regulate Airplane Emissions as Health Danger
Global aviation emissions could triple by 2050 if unregulated.
Management
What Happens If the Administration Wins the Supreme Court Obamacare Case?
Don’t underestimate the political implications if the high court sides with the administration in King v. Burwell.
Nextgov
Watchdog Says Pentagon Needs to Crank Up ‘Insider Threat’ Monitoring
Only half of military components GAO reviewed have logged system and user behaviors to develop "a baseline of normal activity patterns."
Oversight
Play of the Day: Mike Huckabee is a Real Comedian
The candidate's joke did not go over well with the transgender community.
Management
It’s Time to Make the HR Function Valuable Again
Agency leaders need trusted workforce advisers.
Employee Policy
Agencies release guide to LGBT rights and protections
Four agencies jointly released a new guide on the rights of federal job applicants and employees who allege sexual orientation or gender identity discrimination.
Route Fifty
Seattle Finds a More Cost-Effective Way to Keep Road Contaminants From Its Waterways
Performance data show that street-sweeping programs are more economical than some environmental infrastructure investments.
Pay & Benefits
New Army Camo, LGBT Guidance, Troop Pay Raise and More
A weekly roundup of federal pay and benefits news.
Oversight
Four-Year Pay Freeze, Workforce Cuts and Other Ideas From New Presidential Contenders
Three Republicans and two Democrats join crowded 2016 field with their own ideas for changing government.
Oversight